Pocket ash receptacle



Sept 11, 1945- H. A. CHRISTIAN 2,384,442

POCKET ASH RECEPTAGLE Filed April 7, 1944 /ereri 6272551222 PatentedSept. 11, 1945 POCKET ASH RECEPTACLE Herbert A. Christian, Valleio,Calil'., assignor of one-half to Lloyd Christie, Vallejo, Calif.

Application April 7, 1944, Serial No. 529,999

7 Claims. '(Cl. 206-37) This invention relates to the class ofreceptacles and pertains more particularly to personal pocketreceptacles for the use of smokers.

It irequently happens that cigar and cigarette smokers find a need ofsome receiver into which to discharge ashes or butts, when no suchre-.-.

ceiver is available, in which event ashes may .be either accidentally orintentionally dropped on the floor or some other place where they shouldnot be.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a receptaclewhich can be conveniently carried in the pocket or in a purse, whichprovides a convenient receiver for ashes, burned matches, cigar orcigarette butts and which is so designed that when it is closed andplaced in the pocket or in a purse, there is no danger of any of thecontents escaping.

A further and more specific object of the invention is to provide areceptacle of the character and for the purpose stated, which has ahinged lid or cover designed to co-act with a bottom section which isformed to provide a chamber having a centrally apertured removable capthrough which ashes and other refuse may be passed into the chamber. Thecover is provided with a spring pressed cover plate which is maintainedtightly in position over the apertured cap, when the cover is closed,thus preventing the escape of ashes or other matter from the chamber.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description taken in connection with the acompanyingdrawing forming a part of this application, with the understanding thatthe invention is not confined to a strict conformity with the showing ofthe drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes ormodifications do not depart from the spirit of the invention asexpressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in plan of the ceiver fully opened.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the device closed.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 ofFigure 1 but showing the receptacle top or cover only partly opened andshowing the material receiving chamber cap in raised broken lineposition.

Figure 4 is a partial section through the closed device, takensubstantially on the lines 4-4 Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a view in elevation of the cover pocket replate holdingspring which engages over the apertured cap. 1

Referring now more particularly to the drawing it will be seen that thedevice of the present invention is in the form' of a flat rectangularbox which is horizontally divided into the bottom half 10, which may bereferred to as the body, and the top half H which may be referred to asa cover, the cover :being hingedly attached along the back edge to thetop edge of the back wall i2 of the body, as indicated at Hi.

The body or bottom half ill of the receptacle comprises, in addition tothe back wall l2, the bottom wall i4, side walls 15 and front wall 16.

Horizontally secured within the upper part of the body or lower half ofthe receptacle is the partition I! which contacts at its back and sideedges with the back and side walls l2 and I5 respectively and has at itsfront edge the depending flange I8 which is spaced from the front wallit as shown in Figure 3 and extends down to the bottom wall l4. Thusthere is formed the material receiving chamber l9.

The partition I! has a central opening 20 which is defined by theupstanding and upwardly tapering circular fiange 2 I Overlying theopening 20 and supported by the flange 2| is the circular cap 22 whichhas an encircling outwardly flaring flange 23 which frictionallyreceives the flange :2! as illustrated in Figure 3 and is maintained inposition over the opening 20 by such frictional engagement with theflange 2 I.

The cap 22 is centrally depressed or dished as shown, and at the bottomof the dished portion has the central opening 24 which lies well belowor inwardly from the free edge of the flange :21. Thus there is providedaround the opening 24 of the cap, a channel which functions as a trap toprevent ashes or other matter which have been deposited in the chamberHi, from flowing out through the chamber opening in the event that thereceptacle is tipped or turned over.

The cover H comprises the top wall 25 and the back, front and side walls26, 21 and 28 respectively.

Disposed centrally within the cover against the under side of the topwall 2iis a circular hood 29 which is of an over-all diameter sufiicientto receive the cap 2-2, when the cover is in closed position.

Within the hood 29 there is fixed the spring member 30 which may be ofany suitable form but which is here illustrated as comprising a singlepiece of resilient material having four silient material of radial armswhich are longitudinally arcuate so that, when the central part of thepiece of rewhich the radial arcuate arms ll form an integral part, issecured to the top wall 25 together with the hood 29, by means of therivet 32, they will have their free ends spaced from the top of the hoodso that they may be flexed inwardly as desired.

Within the hood there is positioned, against the ends of the spring arms3|, a cover plate or disk 33. This is maintained in place by theinturned ears or lugs 34 which iorm a part or the wall of the hood andwhich are here shown as being cut from such wall and bent inwardlyalthough it is to be understood that any other suitable means may beprovided for maintaining the cover plate in position. It will thus beseen that the spring holds the cover plate against the supporting lugs34 and near the outer side of the hood but that the plate or disk may beforced in within the hood causing the flexing of the spring arms asshown in Figure 4, when the receptacle cover is in closed position.

Figure 4 illustrates the action of the cover plate 33 to close ortightly cover the cap 22 when the receptacle cover is closed. It will beseen that the cover plate or disk and the hood are so positioned thatthey will be concentric with the can when the receptacle's cover is inclosed position so that the face of the cover dish will firmly contactthe edge of the cap and be pressed there against by the spring toprevent any material escaping from the chamber it.

By the provision of the flange it as a part of the partition ii and thelocation of this flange in spaced relation with the front wall it of thebody, there is provided across the front part of the lower half of thereceptacle or :body portion l8. the recess er in which is located theresilient fastening strip 35 which carries a tongue 36 and, above thetongue, the forwardly projecting lug 3i.

The tongue is is extended through a suitable opening in the front walll6 while the lug 31 lies above the top edge of the front wall as shownin Figure 3 and is adapted to yieldingly engag in the keeper opening 30which is formed in the front wall 21 of the cover half of thereceptacle, when the cover is closed.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that there is provided in thepresent invention a useful and much needed pocket article for the use ofsmokers, which can be carried in the pocket or the purse without fearthat any of the discard material from cigars, cigarettes or a pipe willescape when the cover of the receptacle is tightly closed.

I claim:

1. A pocket ash receptacle comprising, a boxlike unit divided to form alower body portion and a top cover portion, the lower body portionhaving a top wall provided with a central opening. deflned by anupstanding flange, the said top wall forming with the body portion amaterial receiving chamber, a hood carried upon the inner side of thecover portion and formed to closely receive the flange when the cover isclosed a flat rigid cover plate carried by the top portion within thehood to position upon said flange when the cover is closed, tocompletely cover said top wall opening, means for supporting the coverplate for movement relatively to the top portion, and resilient means inthe hood and interposed between the cover plate and said top portion tonormally urge the cover plate away from the top portion.

2. A pocket ash receptacle comprising, a boxlike unit divided to providea lower body portion and top cover portion, a top wall in the lowerportion closing the upper part of the body portion and co-actingtherewith to provide a material chamber, said top wall having a centralopening defined by an upstanding flange, a downwardly opening hoodsecured to the under side of the cover portion and having an over-alldiameter to receive said flange when the cover portion is in closedposition, inturned ears carried by the hood, and a spring pressed coverplate ireely movable within said hood between said ears and the top ofthe hood and having an over-all diameter to cover the opening defined bythe flange, said cover plate being pressed upon the top edge of saidflange when the cover portion is closed.

3. A pocket ash receptacle comprising a body formed to provide amaterial receiving chamber and having a top wall, the top wall having acentral opening defined by an upstanding inwardly inclined flange, a caphaving a central depressed portion and an encircling outwardly flaringflange, said cap flange being of an over-all diameter to snuglyfrictionally receive the first flange whereby the depressed centralportion of the cap extends downwardly into the area defined by the firstflange, the bottom of said depressed portion having a central openingtherethrough, and a cover hingedly attached to the body portion. andadapted to close down over the cap and flanges.

4. A pocket receptacle as set forth in claim 3. in which said coverincludes a circular hood of an over-all diameter to receive the cap andflanges, a cover disk lying within the hood to lie upon said cap whenthe cover is closed, said cover disk being supported within the hood forlimited movement toward and away from the top of the cover, and a springelement interposed between the top of the cover and the cover disk. andadapted to resist movement of the cover disk toward the top of thecover.

5. A pocket ash receptacle comprising, a body formed to provide amaterial receiving chamber, the body having atop wall provided with acentral opening, an upstanding flange integral with said top wall andencircling the opening, said flange being inclined toward the center ofthe opening, a cap adapted to receive the flange and comprising acentral depressed portion and an e circling outwardly flaring flangeinto which the first flange is frictionally engaged, the depressedcentral portion of the cap extending downwardly into the area defined byand below the top edge of the first flange and having a central opening,a cover having a top wall, front, back and side walls hinge meansconnecting the back wall of the cover with the body portion, the cap andflanges being received within the cover when the cover is in closedposition.

6. A pocket receptacle as set forth in claim 5, with a circular hoodsecured to the under side of the top wall of the cover having a flangeof a diameter to receive the cap and the flrst mentioned flanges, acover disk within the hood, lugs carried by the hood flange extendinginwardly to maintain said cover disk in position within the flange. thecover disk being adapted to position over and against the top of the capwhen the cover is closed, and spring means interposed between the coverdisk and the top wall of the cover to yieldlngly resist movement of thecover disk toward the cover top wall when the cover is closed and thedisk is pressed against and in covering relation with-the cap.

'7. A pocket ash receptacle comprising a boxhaving an over-all diameterto cover the opening defined by the flange, said cover plate beingpressed upon the top ed e of said flange when the cover portion isclosed, and a cap having a. depressed central portion and an encirclingflange, said cap flange being 01' a diameter to snugly receive the firstflange, and the bottom of said depressed portion of the cap having anopening therethrough.

HERBERT A. CHRISTIAN.

